Yu Wensheng

Yu Wensheng
余文生
NationalityChinese
OccupationHuman rights lawyer
SpouseXu Yan[1]
Children1
Weiquan lawyers
Background
Lawyers and legal scholars
Organizations
Cases and events

Yu Wensheng (Chinese: 余文生; pinyin: Yú Wénshēng, born November 11, 1967) is a Chinese human rights lawyer based in Beijing. He is known for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party and taking up politically sensitive cases against the government.[2][3] In 2019, he was secretly tried and imprisoned on a four-year sentence before being released in 2022. In April 2023, he and his wife were taken into custody and then transferred to Suzhou Detention Centre in 2024. In October 2024, he and his wife were sentenced to three years and one year and nine months in prison, respectively.

  1. ^ "Jailed Chinese human rights lawyer in poor health, says wife". South China Morning Post. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "YU WENSHENG SENTENCED". Front Line Defenders. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Yu Wensheng: China human rights lawyer arrested on school run". BBC News. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2021.